Introducing your team to Lattice Goals
Below is an email admins can use to introduce the team to Lattice Goals and why they are important. You can change the information in the email to align more with your team's launch, but we recommend touching on three key points in your launch email:
- What you are doing (Launching Lattice)
- Why you are doing it (Manage your teams' goal setting)
- Your expectations for the team (Create your account and create goals)
For email and presentation deck templates, be sure to check out our Change Management Hub in Lattice University.
With that in mind, here is a sample email format that you can use to introduce your employees to Goals:
Hi Team,
This year, we will be rolling out an employee-centric performance management model through Lattice that focuses on helping people set clear goals aligned with the company and regularly facilitating development conversations.
Each quarter, we will enter company and department goals. This will provide employees full transparency into what's being worked on at the company. After setting high-level goals, managers and reports work together to set individual goals that are directionally aligned with the company and department goals.
[Example OKR language]
We will use OKRs (objectives and key results) as our goal-setting method. OKRs are helpful because they emphasize measurability, transparency, and alignment, which we want to promote at [COMPANY]. These goals will help us clarify our priorities as a company and give teams more visibility into how their work effectively ties into that. Furthermore, when it's time to have performance conversations with our teams, we'll have been more aligned throughout the quarter.
[Example private goals language]
We will use private goals for managers and employees to ensure that you have a clear direction for your focus throughout the quarter. Only you and your manager will have insight into the goals, so it will allow you to openly communicate your progress and any challenges you are facing in meeting your goals.
When you log in for the first time, the company and department goals will already be input into Lattice. Using these goals as a reference, you will set individual goals with your manager for this upcoming quarter.
Ideas when thinking about your own goals:
- What are the things you are working on that could be most impactful to [COMPANY] overall?
- What could you do to drive the most success for your team?
- What would you personally most like to accomplish for your development?
If you have any questions about Lattice or the goal expectation, please contact your manager or me.
Best,